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May 28, 2021 No Responses

In the Hunt

Developer: Xing/SMS Publisher: Kokopeli Released: 1996 Genre: Shooter The late 80s and early 90s saw shooters of all kinds. From your standard space shooter to the occasional medieval fantasy romp like Elemental Master, the genre covered nearly all...

May 24, 2021 No Responses

Bubble Bobble

Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Released: 1988 Genre: Action I miss the single screen platformer. When games like Pitfall and Super Mario Bros. hit the market this once bedrock of the arcade industry began to disappear. I freely admit...

May 17, 2021 No Responses

Silkworm

Developer: Tecmo Publisher: American Sammy Released: June 1990 Genre: Action There is something to be said about preconceived notions. I avoided Silkworm back in the day because the name made it sound like a Millipede spinoff. I have not...

May 5, 2021 No Responses

Turbo Outrun

Developer: Tiertex Publisher: Sega Released: 1992 Genre: Racing Outrun was a formative racing game for me. I played the console version first and had my mind suitably blown when I saw the arcade game. But more than its...

April 19, 2021 No Responses

Daytona USA

Developer: Sega AM2 Publisher: Sega Released: 1995 Genre: Racing Daytona USA in the arcades was a revolutionary title for a number of reasons. With its slick texture mapped graphics and 60 fps it was like nothing we had seen before,.....

April 7, 2021 No Responses

NARC

Developer: Rare Publisher: Acclaim Released: 1990 Genre: Action I will forever remember NARC as the game with the aggressive anti-drug message. There is nothing wrong with that of course; it means their message was effective if I still rem...

March 31, 2021 No Responses

Forgotten Worlds Turbo Grafx-16

Developer: Capcom Publisher: NEC Released: 11/92 Genre: Shooter I count myself as fortunate to have been present for the Sega Genesis launch. Among the early titles for the system Forgotten Worlds was one of my favorites. I thought it was...

March 10, 2021 No Responses

Two Crude Dudes

Developer: Data East Publisher: Data East Released: 1992 Genre: Beat ’em up I have always questioned the nostalgia for Bad Dudes. Even when it was released for the NES I knew it was not a particularly good game....

February 24, 2021 No Responses

Fantasy Zone

Developer: Bits Laboratory Publisher: NEC Released: 1989 Genre:: Shooter I’ve loved most of Sega’s major arcade games dating back to the late 80s but the two that I have the least attachment to are Hang-On and Fantasy Zone....

February 12, 2021 No Responses

Tiger Road

Developer: Capcom Publisher: NEC Released: 1990 Genre: Action As an early adopter of the Turbo Grafx-16 the pickings were slim initially. After the launch period releases were sporadic and unless you liked sports or shooters you were screw...

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